How Much is too Much

| 03 June 2010
Posted in Health

I can’t say enough to women about the chances they take when they get a mammogram. Even though I was against radiation, 20 years ago when my doctor suggested that I get an annual mammogram, I set up an appointment without hesitation. The procedure didn’t feel right, it was depressing, but like many other women I was convinced that this was something I had to do to prevent breast cancer. I have probably had a dozen mammograms. But there will be no more since I learned about Thermography.
I’m not an expert on breast cancer, mammography or thermography but I do understand the fear associated with the disease. The fear of radiation exposure vs. a lump growing. Discovering earlier detection and no radiation with thermography has removed that fear. I get angry when I see or hear mammograms promoted as a safety measure. I still have questions about radiation; for the answers I call the expert, Gaea Powell, CTT.
How much ionizing radiation is too much for a body to handle? Are we radiation tolerant? Do all levels of radiation have the potential of creating disease?
No one is radiation tolerant. This has been researched extensively and is just common sense at this point. Anyone being subjected to ionizing radiation should aggressively question any healthcare provider about the need to use radiation to determine good health, whether it be your dentist, MD, mammographer, radiologist, etc. All levels of ionizing radiation can cause cancer. Your body stores all the ionizing radiation you are exposed to throughout your lifetime.
Radiology is BIG BUSINESS. What more do we need to know?
Examples of Thermography vs. Mammography.
Breast Thermography is an effective, highly sensitive state-of-the-art technology. It is harmless, safe and easy. Non-Invasive, Empowering. Creates Risk Assessment. Provides opportunity for prevention and intervention. Is 99% Sensitivity, 90% Accuracy, 90% Specificity. Thermography can detect physiological abnormalities 8 to 10 years before a mammogram can detect a mass
Mammography
Dangerous Ionizing Radiation (1000 times more radiation than a Chest X-ray). Compression can rupture and metastasize a tumor. Painful, Humiliating and Barbaric. Can cause cancer. Fear based. Digital Mammograms are just as dangerous as regular Mammograms. Mammograms lead to unnecessary biopsies (80% are benign).
Natural and harmless alternatives like Thermography are a wiser choice.  These alternatives give us the opportunity to avoid disease.  Proper diet, exercise, stress management and hormone balancing are crucial. Getting back to basics and using good common sense is the key to vibrant longevity.
Some great  resources: CentralCoastThermography.com, Anti-Cancer: A New Way of Life, The Miracle of Bio-Identical Hormones.
Sandra Marshall and Gaea Powell are on a mission to protect women from exposure to unnecessary radiation.